"come about" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 发生
• 出现

Definition

通常指某事意外或偶然发生。常用于询问或解释事情是如何开始的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Come about”较正式，通常用于书面语或正式场合。常用来提问事情的起因：“How did that come about?”。不要与“come out”（透露）或“come up”（话题出现）混淆，主要用于局势、结果或变化。

Examples

How did this problem come about?

这个问题是怎么**发生**的？

Many changes came about after the new law.

新法律后发生了许多变化。

An accident came about because of the icy roads.

由于路面结冰，**发生**了事故。

No one expected these results to come about so quickly.

没人想到这些结果会这么快**出现**。

Do you know how this tradition came about?

你知道这个传统是怎么**出现**的吗？

It’s interesting how the idea came about during our lunch break.

很有意思这个主意是在午饭时间**产生**的。